About Tobogan Antiques
Philippe Zoï represents the second generation in a line of connoisseurs. Founded before 1945 and handed down from father to son, this family enterprise specialised in European arts from the second half of the nineteenth century. After practising antique dealing since in the 1980s, Philippe Zoï settled in 1997 at the Louvre des Antiquaires, and is now counted among the best representatives of French taste of the period. Philippe Zoï installed in December 2012 a new setting for his gallery Tobogan Antiques at 14 avenue Matignon (Paris 8e). The new spaces divided by arti...Read More
Established in 19971stDibs seller since 2018
Associations
International Confederation of Art and Antique Dealers' Associations
Featured Pieces
Baccarat, Set of candy dishes and cups, France, Circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful crystal sweetmeat dish and cup set consisting of nine matching pieces. It is composed of a pair of large covered sweetmeat dishes, one large coupe, and six small individual...
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Guillaume Denière Centerpiece, Gilded Bronze, France, Circa 1850
By Guillaume Denière
Located in PARIS, FR
Imposing double-patina centerpiece characteristic of the stylistic eclecticism of the decorative arts under the Second Empire.
The assembly rests on a large polylobed and molded tier...
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
A set of four Louis XVI chairs, G.-E. Lexcellent, France, circa 1850-1870
By E. Guillaume-Edmond Lexcellent
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of four gilded wooden chairs in the Louis XVI style with cane seats and backs. The backrest features a coat-of-arms silhouette resting on two volutes. The oval-shaped seat fea...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Giltwood
Japonist Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, Porcelain, France, Circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
A four-armed chandelier with curved arms in black-patinated bronze, partially gilded and silvered, attached to an openwork crown featuring finely chiseled stylized solar motifs, in t...
Category
Antique 1860s French Japonisme Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Baccarat, Coupe en Cristal, France, Circa 1860, Bronze doré, Minerve
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant navette-shaped crystal bowl, finely engraved with delicate vegetal and floral friezes. Its bronze mount is composed of long curved arms formed by tubular stems that end in sm...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
G. Gagneau, Pair of bronze and crystal wall sconces with Dolphins, Circa 1900
By Gagneau Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of three-light wall sconces in chased and gilt bronze. Its rich mount in the shape of a mythological dolphin, from which coral-like branches emerge, elegantly accommodates a thi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of columns, walnut et marble, France circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant pair of walnut columns forming stands or pedestals, featuring a cylindrical shaft embellished with fluting. The whole rests on a large circular base with torus moldings. The ...
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Marble
Andrew Martin, Pair of Bedside Tables, United Kingdom, Circa 1980
By Andrew Martin
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of chromed metal bedside tables with a shagreen top, opening with a frieze drawer covered in black leather. The whole resting on an X-shaped base connected by a cylindrical stre...
Category
Vintage 1980s British Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Baccarat, Pair of gilt bronze basket chandeliers, France, Circa 1880
By Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
This elegant pair of chandeliers features four foliate bronze scrolls at the upper section, supporting the structure.
At the centre, a broad decorative band displays a frieze of gild...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Murano, "Grape" Pendant light, Italy, Circa 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant “Grape” pendant light composed of several dozen hand-blown glass drops, organically
shaped, assembled into a generous cluster and suspended from a metal framework.
Executed ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Baccarat Frosted Glass Bowl with Gilt-Bronze Base, Circa 1860
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Baccarat footed bowl in frosted and etched glass, highlighting a sumptuous amber-colored relief decoration. The central motif, of great finesse and Japanese inspiration, repr...
Category
Antique 1860s French Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Ruth Sculpture by Giovanni Battista Lombardi, Carrara Marble, 1864
By Giovanni Battista Lombardi
Located in PARIS, FR
Sculpture - Height : 96 cm (37,8 in.) ; Width: 32 cm (15,6 in.) ; Depth: 36 cm (14,2 in.)
Base – Height : 92 cm (36,2 in.) ; Diameter : 42,5 cm (16,7 in.)
Important Carrara marble s...
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
More About Tobogan Antiques
Baccarat, Set of candy dishes and cups, France, Circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful crystal sweetmeat dish and cup set consisting of nine matching pieces. It is composed of a pair of large covered sweetmeat dishes, one large coupe, and six small individual...
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Guillaume Denière Centerpiece, Gilded Bronze, France, Circa 1850
By Guillaume Denière
Located in PARIS, FR
Imposing double-patina centerpiece characteristic of the stylistic eclecticism of the decorative arts under the Second Empire.
The assembly rests on a large polylobed and molded tier...
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Materials
Bronze
A set of four Louis XVI chairs, G.-E. Lexcellent, France, circa 1850-1870
By E. Guillaume-Edmond Lexcellent
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of four gilded wooden chairs in the Louis XVI style with cane seats and backs. The backrest features a coat-of-arms silhouette resting on two volutes. The oval-shaped seat fea...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Giltwood
Japonist Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, Porcelain, France, Circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
A four-armed chandelier with curved arms in black-patinated bronze, partially gilded and silvered, attached to an openwork crown featuring finely chiseled stylized solar motifs, in t...
Category
Antique 1860s French Japonisme Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Baccarat, Coupe en Cristal, France, Circa 1860, Bronze doré, Minerve
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant navette-shaped crystal bowl, finely engraved with delicate vegetal and floral friezes. Its bronze mount is composed of long curved arms formed by tubular stems that end in sm...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
G. Gagneau, Pair of bronze and crystal wall sconces with Dolphins, Circa 1900
By Gagneau Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of three-light wall sconces in chased and gilt bronze. Its rich mount in the shape of a mythological dolphin, from which coral-like branches emerge, elegantly accommodates a thi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of columns, walnut et marble, France circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant pair of walnut columns forming stands or pedestals, featuring a cylindrical shaft embellished with fluting. The whole rests on a large circular base with torus moldings. The ...
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Marble
Andrew Martin, Pair of Bedside Tables, United Kingdom, Circa 1980
By Andrew Martin
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of chromed metal bedside tables with a shagreen top, opening with a frieze drawer covered in black leather. The whole resting on an X-shaped base connected by a cylindrical stre...
Category
Vintage 1980s British Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Baccarat, Pair of gilt bronze basket chandeliers, France, Circa 1880
By Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
This elegant pair of chandeliers features four foliate bronze scrolls at the upper section, supporting the structure.
At the centre, a broad decorative band displays a frieze of gild...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Murano, "Grape" Pendant light, Italy, Circa 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant “Grape” pendant light composed of several dozen hand-blown glass drops, organically
shaped, assembled into a generous cluster and suspended from a metal framework.
Executed ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Baccarat Frosted Glass Bowl with Gilt-Bronze Base, Circa 1860
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Baccarat footed bowl in frosted and etched glass, highlighting a sumptuous amber-colored relief decoration. The central motif, of great finesse and Japanese inspiration, repr...
Category
Antique 1860s French Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Ruth Sculpture by Giovanni Battista Lombardi, Carrara Marble, 1864
By Giovanni Battista Lombardi
Located in PARIS, FR
Sculpture - Height : 96 cm (37,8 in.) ; Width: 32 cm (15,6 in.) ; Depth: 36 cm (14,2 in.)
Base – Height : 92 cm (36,2 in.) ; Diameter : 42,5 cm (16,7 in.)
Important Carrara marble s...
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble